Love Interest Check-Up: Kitty and Robert
No, don’t get me wrong, I’m not looking for those two crazy kids to split up. But they both have a little relationship baggage in their pasts to be inspected. The series of check-ups of Kitty and family continues with a look at the loves of the past.
Jonathan
Kitty’s first fiance was also a control freak, although for my money not as charming a one as Robert. He proposed by dropping a ring in a martini glass, and Kitty initially accepted, but an affair with her co-worker Warren got in the way. Prognosis: It’s unlikely we’ll ever see Jonathan again, but … seems like maybe he and Graham might travel in the same big-money circles. If Sarah happened to run into her old almost-brother-in-law, how crazy do you think it would drive Kitty if her old beau dated her sister?
Courtney
Robert’s first wife left him for his chief-of-staff, and claimed that he had an affair with the nanny. Kitty successfully called her bluff about that when Courtney was planning to take it to the talk shows, but it’s clear there’s still a lot of bitterness over the years she gave to Robert’s political career. Prognosis: Courtney will always be part of Robert and Kitty’s life because of Sophie and Jack, but I’ll be just as glad if we never actually see her again. Though I like Marin Hinkle, the character we saw in the one episode she’s had was just unpleasantly frosty. If she does recur, it would have to be something to do with a kid-related crisis.
Warren
Kitty’s liberal counterpart on her political talk show was a goofy departure from serious Jonathan, and the diversion she needed to get rid of that guy. Not really serious relationship material, though, was he? They first slept together on the night Kitty found out about Holly, and tried to make a go of things after Kitty split with Jonathan. But Warren was already distracted by young blond bubblehead Amber, and that cut the Kitty activity short. Prognosis: Warren’s likely gone with the TV show plotline, but he was a lot of fun, wasn’t he? Got on awfully well with Nora, too. If I thought he had enough depth to go for an older woman instead of a younger one, I’d say there might be something there. How crazy do you think it would drive Kitty if her old beau dated her mother?
The Nanny
Do we even have a name for the girl who got the blame for the McCallister break-up, even if she had nothing actually to do with it? She’s done an awfully good job of disappearing, particularly considering that these days, she could probably have made a pretty penny selling her story to the tabloids. Prognosis: You know, unless Kitty completely ditches her career, she and Robert are likely to be needing some childcare assistance in the near future. Good help’s hard to find.
Brothers and Sisters, ABC, Kitty, Robert
March 15th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
Jonathan and Sarah?! That would be a match… He IS handsome, but in a relationship with Sarah? Couldn’t they start with a one-night affair?
Just to get to used to the idea?
Nora and Warren?! Hee! I’d love to Kitty’s face when that happens, but no, I think Warren is in the past. Would like to see him interview Robert or Kitty though. But then I thought the same of BlondAmbitionAmber. Would be nice to see HER interview Robert.
Using the tricks she learned from Kitty and Kitty in front of the tv yelling at Robert that he’s answering in the wrong way and throwing popcorn at the screen…:-D
As for Courtney. I’m not sure what to think of her. I recently rewatched and I didn’t think she so much ‘unpleasantly frosty’ as much as she looked tired and worn out, like everything had really taken it’s toll on her.
And I am not sure, but I think that Robert’s ‘being the most ambitious man’ obviously left it’s traces in her life. Robert has, so far, been great with Kitty, but, so far, Kitty has put her desires (a child) on hold for him. What will happen once he discovers that Kitty wants a child more, than she wants to see him succeed in politics?